Because of several departures of corrections officers, the Clearfield County Jail is again understaffed, causing higher overtime expenses.

High-security prisons across California have tightly restricted movement, calls and visits while officials probe a surge in violence this year.

The day before state authorities announced plans to restrict inmate movement and revoke visits and other privileges, three ...

New York’s corrections commissioner has declared an end to a wildcat strike by correctional officers and says more than 2,000 ...

A Connecticut correction officer was stabbed in the neck last summer, and deploying a caustic pepper spray on recalcitrant ...

Yes, all prisoners are targeted, and the harshness of their treatment varies only in degree, with the most severe treatment ...

Some veteran officers have opted for early retirement to avoid foreclosures. “I was about to lose my home and … it was like ...

Correction officers spend unstructured time with the incarcerated in the new model, hoping to stem problems before they start.

(FOX40.COM) –The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is taking additional security measures in response to a surge in violence against staff and inmates. On Saturday, ...

Two prisoners at Kern Valley State Prison are accused of attacking and killing another inmate Friday night, according to the ...

A money-laundering scheme connected to an ATM robbery in California led to the convictions this week in Kendall County of ...